If you get a chance to pick-up a copy of the Miami Today newspaper this week, make sure to read Jim Moore interview in the paper. Jim is the Director of Operations at Miami Tour Company, the sister site of Miami Beach 411. In the interview by Nina Lincoff, Jim discusses why Coconut Grove should not be overlooked by visitors, and why it’s important for us to stop there ...

To truly grasp the colorful, beautiful, often-maddening but always surreal stuff that makes up this crazy city, you need to see it for yourself. And if you lack the hundreds of dollars it costs to fly here our Instagram page captures this city like none you’ll see elsewhere. You’ll see not only the Convention and Visitors’ Bureau skyline and beach beauty you come to expect, but also the weird, whacky, and often head-shaking scenes that make you say “Only in Miami.”

Florida’s other coast has the best beaches in the state, and more wildlife to experience. So take a look at the pristine white beaches of Sarasota, the dolphin watching in Clearwater, and the up-close and personal swimming with the manatees in Crystal River

The best part of living in Florida is having so many world-class beaches and beach cities to escape to for the weekend. Just up our eastern coast of Florida sit three cities - Jupiter, Cocoa Beach and Sebastian - each offer something different for a short weekend away.

Lyft, the ride sharing system that’s sort-of revolutionized short-trip car services in 61 cities already has finally made it to Miami. But what exactly is it? And how is it going to improve how we get around the city? We break down the new pink-mustachioed revolution here.

For the dumb, the brave, or the blindly curious who venture out to South Beach this weekend, or who are just stuck there, here’s a quick guide to what to expect expect on the roads on and into Miami Beach.

In Miami - a city in where the place you work out is more important than the place you work - exercise is actually PART of the vacation. Much like we’re on the cutting edge of nightlife, fashion, and Medicare fraud, so are we on the cutting edge of exercise. And while we still have plenty of option for traditional workouts while you’re here, there’s also a bunch of intense, innovative exercise classes that are open to the public and a great new thing to try while you’re here.

We talked to an All-star team of the world’s biggest DJs -  Hardwell, Tiesto, Afrojack, Armin Van Buuren, Gareth Emery, Nicky Romero, Danny Avila and JP from Top 40 fave Cash Cash - to get their picks for favorite things to do around Miami.

We taste tested all the food at Universal Orlando’s Springfield, USA - from the Krusty Burger to the Lard Lad Donut to the Bumblebee Man Taco Truck. And even had a few pints of Duff to wash it down.